Dignity Amidst the Roar of Guns: China's Story from 1840 to 1911

Author: Tang Renze
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Publishing Date: 2005-04-01
Features: The Story of China is a new-style comprehensive history of China that is based on the latest findings in current historical research, archaeological research, and sociological research. It adopts a story-telling approach that is popular among people and is edited with a large number of exquisite photographs of cultural relics. On every page, paired with the illustrations, there are encyclopedic knowledge cards of history and culture, as well as records of major historical events in China and abroad, and quizzes on historical knowledge, forming a massive encyclopedic popular history book. We hope this new combination can build an interesting reading bridge between the general public and serious historical science, leading readers into the grand hall of Chinese history, inspiring minds, enriching knowledge, broadening horizons, looking toward the future, and improving the cultural quality of the entire nation. The entire book is planned by He Chengwei, advised by Li Xueqin, edited by Liu Xiuming, and co-edited by Chen Zuhuai. It was written over six years by a dozen scholars and experts, repeatedly reviewed and compiled. The book is divided into fifteen volumes in chronological order, including: The Creation in the East, The World in the Book of Songs, Giants of the Spring and Autumn Period, Rival States in Conflict, A Song That shook the Mountains and Rivers, The Long Road to Revival, Gathering of the Great Minds, Unprecedented Integration, The Atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty, The Changing World, The Symphony of Literary Brilliance and Tragedy, The March of Steel and Fire, Centralization and Fragmentation, The Setting Sun, and Dignity Amidst the Gunpowder.
Features: The Story of China is a Chinese history encyclopedia that integrates narrative reading, exquisite and delicate picture appreciation, and convenient and practical search functions. It contains countless breathtaking scenes of Chinese history, woven together in a way that forms the splendid civilization of the Chinese nation over 5,000 years. Feel the charm of history and culture and the ingenuity of the editorial design— the entire layout fully reflects the book's emphasis on narrative text, showcasing its characteristics as a history encyclopedia with dense knowledge information, a balance of text and images, and convenient search functions. This allows readers to feel the charm of history and culture and the ingenuity of the editorial design on any page of the book. Guides, paragraph titles, and numbering help better understand the essence of the stories and apply them more effectively— To better understand the stories and apply them in real-life learning and daily life, this book specially prepares three important elements for readers: story guides, paragraph titles, and story numbering. The story guide summarizes the essence of the story, and both it and the paragraph titles are designed to help readers better understand the core of the story while allowing them to quickly obtain important information from the text in a relaxed and convenient way. The story numbering is related to the search system. Indexes of characters, allusions, and keywords are highly informative and practical— Each story contains core content (i.e., the story's essence), characters, and allusions. This book extracts these three elements, marks them in the upper right corner of each story (along with the source of the story), and compiles them into indexes at the end of the book. The story numbering is linked to the three indexes at the back of the book: "Characters," "Allusions," and "Keywords." The vast information and practicality of the indexes are a major feature of this book. Building a diverse and dense knowledge-based information network forms another important part of the book— With dense information, it compensates for the limitations of insufficient knowledge points in the narrative, thereby achieving a high degree of unity between the emotional impact of the stories and the rational summary of historical knowledge. It allows readers to see both the trees and the forest; to enjoy the aesthetic pleasure borrowed from the stories while also exploring the great wisdom of history. Content from columns such as "Major Events in China," "Major Events in the World," "Encyclopedia of History and Culture," "History Exam," and picture captions are carefully selected and refined knowledge blocks, both the essence of historical knowledge and a broad reflection of "living" history, showcasing the social life and daily routines of ordinary people at the time. Complementing this is the convenient "Chinese History and Culture Knowledge Search System." A pictorial system that reproduces historical reality— The images cover a wide range, deeply reproducing historical reality with delicate and unique viewing effects, vividly highlighting the development and changes in various aspects of social life in each different historical period. Through the vivid "stories behind the pictures," readers can appreciate the profound content they contain, making them a holographic image of history and culture. With exquisite and unparalleled text and images, The Story of China vividly and vividly portrays the most precious national spirit and the ever-renewing cultural traditions of the Chinese nation. After looking at this guide map, you can begin a delightful journey through Chinese history and culture.